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Special Marine Warning 99, NWS Charleston, SC

July 28, 2012

NWS Charleston, SC issued this special marine warning at Jul 28, 2012, 9:40 PM EDT. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2012, 9:40 PM EDT (01:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2012, 10:34 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Charleston, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Jul 28, 9:34 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 9:34 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 9:33 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 7:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
703 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

SCZ045-050-052-282345-
CHARLESTON-INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
703 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

AT 701 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEW HOPE TO WANDO
TERMINAL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BOONE HALL PLANTATION...BULL ISLAND...CAINHOY...CAPERS INLET...
CHARLES TOWNE LANDING...CHARLESTON AIRPORT...CHARLESTON NAVAL
COMPLEX...COLLEGE PARK...CROWFIELD PLANTATION...DANIEL ISLAND...DON
HOLT BRIDGE...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FORT JOHNSON...FORT SUMTER...
GARRIS LANDING...GOOSE CREEK...HANAHAN...HUGER...I-26/I-526
INTERCHANGE...ISLE OF PALMS...JAMES ISLAND...LADSON...MONCKS
CORNER...MOUNT PLEASANT...MOUNT PLEASANT REGIONAL AIRPORT...MOUNT
PLEASANT TOWNE CENTRE...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON...NORTH
CHARLESTON...OLD SANTEE CANAL STATE PARK...PINOPOLIS...PRICE INLET...
SANGAREE...SULLIVANS ISLAND...WANDO AND WEST ASHLEY...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. REDUCE VEHICLE SPEED TO LOWER THE
RISK OF HYDROPLANING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROAD. SEEK AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3286 7967 3279 7973 3275 7986 3268 7988
      3266 7991 3290 8009 3293 8008 3298 8013
      3298 8011 3300 8017 3302 8015 3308 8023
      3323 8034 3325 7991 3296 7960 3294 7961
      3294 7958 3291 7956
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 270DEG 15KT 3317 8017 3284 7986

Local storm report, Jul 28, 7:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
710 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0626 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S DANIEL ISLAND       32.83N  79.89W
07/28/2012                   BERKELEY           SC   PUBLIC

            THE STATE PORTS AUTHORITY REPORTED DAMAGE TO FOUR LARGE
            CONTAINER CRANES ALONG THE WANDO TERMINAL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1200547

DPB

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 7:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 8:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 9:21 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 9:26 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Jenkins	37 min
Jul 29, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Evans	33 min
Jul 29, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bulloch, Candler	56 min
Jul 29, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bryan	24 min
Jul 29, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jul 29, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Screven	63 min
Jul 29, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Long	28 min
Jul 29, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Chatham, Effingham	53 min
Jul 29, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Bulloch, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall	60 min
Jul 29, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jul 29, 4:06 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CHS	Chatham	19 min
Jul 29, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Jenkins, Screven	53 min
Jul 29, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh	54 min
Jul 29, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jul 29, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	McIntosh	44 min
Jul 29, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Liberty, McIntosh	57 min
Jul 29, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		2 hr
Jul 29, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	McIntosh	44 min
Jul 29, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	McIntosh	39 min
Jul 29, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Liberty	26 min
Jul 29, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		94 min
Jul 29, 7:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	McIntosh	25 min
Jul 29, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Bulloch, Candler, Evans	45 min
Jul 29, 7:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	CHS		48 min
Jul 29, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper	52 min
Jul 29, 2:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton	67 min
Jul 29, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper	58 min
Jul 29, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	44 min
Jul 29, 3:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester	54 min
Jul 29, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester	66 min
Jul 29, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Charleston, Colleton	61 min
Jul 29, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Jasper	62 min
Jul 29, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Dorchester	63 min
Jul 29, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CHS	Berkeley, Charleston	38 min
Jul 29, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	24 min
Jul 29, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Beaufort	29 min
Jul 29, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Charleston	37 min
Jul 29, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	27 min
Jul 29, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Berkeley	33 min
Jul 29, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	51 min
Jul 29, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Allendale	52 min
Jul 29, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CHS	Colleton	36 min

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